Entertaining for the most part.

Rating: 7/10 (29 November 2008)

Having seen the sequel first and being disappointed with it, I viewed this movie with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised and wound up enjoying most of the movie. The hero (actually more like the anti-hero)was an annoying weakling throughout the movie but this is what makes the movie OK. In real life, not everyone is "Rambo" and it was refreshing to see the hero more helpless than helpful. As far as zombie movies goes, there's nothing really surprising. There are the usual chase/escape scenes and kill or be killed scenes. The gore is minimal, and left mostly to the imagination (which isn't a bad thing).
My main complaint about the movie happens towards the latter portions of the movie where the story takes a left turn into the dregs of humanity. Even so, it doesn't detracted too much from the overall entertainment value of the movie.
Watch this one but skip the sequel.